The Cleveland Browns hosted a LEGENDs Clinic at Olmsted Falls High School on June 25 The Cleveland Browns hosted a LEGENDS Clinic at Haslam Field on July 9 The Cleveland Browns hosted a LEGENDS Clinic at Lou Groza Field on July 8 The Cleveland Browns hosted a LEGENDS Clinic at Griffin Stadium on June 28 The Cleveland Browns hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for our 15th field project at Garfield Heights High School on March 15 The 2025 "A New Era Summit" at Huntington Bank Field on March 26 in association with Gatorade and University Hospitals at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on March 9 The Cleveland Browns hosted The Girls High School Flag Football Coaching Clinic on February 28 The Cleveland Browns hosted the 3rd Annual Girls High School Flag Football Season Kickoff Clinic presented by Gatorade and in partnership with Bridgestone on February 23 The Browns host The 2025 Greater Cleveland Football Coaches Association Coaches Clinic on February 22 2025 in the Moen Lake Club of Huntington Bank Field The Cleveland Browns hosted a USA Football Talent ID Camp on February 15 A Special Olympics Play Football Clinic at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on January 30 A HELMETS Reveal for Northcoast Youth Football at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on December 17 Olmsted Falls police cruisersJohn Benson/cleveland.com .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Cheryl Higley, special to cleveland.comOLMSTED FALLS 27 and 28 to report juveniles jumping into the river/pond area She said she believed it would be a problem all summer and was concerned for their welfare The resident was advised to hang no trespassing signs on her property and to address her concerns with City Council a Speedway employee reported that a car had been parked at a pump for three hours Police investigated and the driver was found sleeping the employee said the man was still there and was concerned for his welfare Officers jumped the car and sent the man on his way A Drug Mart pharmacist called police April 29 to report that two men arguing in the store and were going to take it outside someone reported that one of the men had stated that he was getting a gun out of his trunk Both men left southbound on Columbia Road and could not be located a BP employee reported that a group of juveniles were causing a scene The clerk was advised to call if they returned two people were cited for shoplifting and were banned from a store a caller reported that two men had rung her doorbell and run away the night before A caller reported that a neighbor had backed into their mailbox April 26 They said the woman attempted to communicate via sign language The suspect admitted to hitting the mailbox and the neighbors said they would handle the matter among themselves Get police blotters by email every weekday for free with our Police Blotter newsletter. 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All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices MEDINA — Green's girls basketball team looked to make history Friday night when it faced Olmsted Falls in a Division II regional championship game at Medina High School The Bulldogs were seeking their first trip to a state tournament which won a Division I state championship last season winning 63-48 to return to the state tournament Here's how the game unfolded through our live updates during the game Olmsted Falls beats Green 63-48 and is heading back to to the state final four Emma Schaefer scored 20 points and Avery DeLisio finished with 17 for Olmsted Falls Green's Jenna Slates wraps up a great career with 27 points The Ashland University commit is Green's career scoring and rebounding leader Olmsted Falls did not flinch after the Green prayer at the end of the first half was answered The defending Division I state champions will take a 45-33 lead into the fourth quarter Emma Schaefer leads Olmsted Falls with 12 points Jenna Slates heave gets Green girls basketball to within two at halftimeWow Could this be a good omen for Green? Jenna Slates beats the first-half buzzer with a prayer from beyond halfcourt to get her team within 29-27 at halftime which trailed by as many as 10 in the first half Olmsted Falls has a 14-12 lead over Green at the end of the first quarter Jesse Simon and Emma Scaefer have five points apiece for Olmsted Falls Olmsted Falls (21-5) held on to beat Massillon 54-48 in a regional semifinal on Tuesday Jesse Simon scored 12 of her team-high 15 points in the second half and grabbed eight rebounds for Olmsted Falls Olmsted Falls hit eight 3-pointers and outrebounded Massillon 42-32 Green (20-5) beat Brecksville-Broadview Heights 61-52 in Tuesday's second game Jenna Slates scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Green Armahni Wagler finished with 12 points off the bench Brooklyn Wood and Sydney Shocklee added 10 points apiece Shocklee became Green's career assist leader in that game MEDINA — Green's prayer was answered at the end of the first half Olmsted Falls never let it become a game changer Teams with a championship résumé don't get rattled so easy Olmsted Falls beat Green 63-48 in an OHSAA Division II girls basketball regional final Friday at Medina High School One year after winning a Division I state title head coach Jordan Eaton's team returns to the final four hoping to repeat The Bulldogs from Cuyahoga County showed championship composure after Green's Jenna Slates stunned them at the halftime buzzer She hit a shot from her own foul line beyond midcourt to cut what was a 10-point Olmsted Falls lead to 29-27 Green never caught Olmsted Falls in the second half "I was really hoping that would be the end of a quarter instead of us having to go into the locker room after that one," Green head coach Alicia Manning said Slates rebounded Emma Schaefer's missed shot and one-timed a one-handed heave from three-quarters court "I didn't even think that was going in," Slates said Olmsted Falls hit a lot of big shots throughout the night. The Bulldogs hit seven more 3-pointers, one fewer than their total in Tuesday's regional semifinal win over Massillon They also took advantage of second sometimes third-chance opportunities Schaefer scored 20 points to lead Olmsted Falls A big second half lifted Avery DeLisio to a 17-point night "You can't give a team with a high-efficiency field goal percentage that many shots," Manning said "Normally we defend the 3 a little bit better and normally we keep people out of the paint better We were not doing those things consistently throughout the game." Slates had another monster performance in her final high school game Green's career scoring and rebounding leader finished with a game-high 27 points The Ashland University recruit would have traded all of her records for an opportunity to play two more games — and win them "It's hard to put into words what impact she has made on Green basketball," Manning said and you're going to see her name up there for awhile The culture she has helped build of grittiness resiliency and leaving it all out on the floor .. those intangibles have transpired into a culture at Green where we win games and do it the right way "Her legacy is going to last way longer than these four years." The Bulldogs also graduate senior starters Sydney Shocklee and Meredith Viar Shocklee is the program's career assist leader And the two delivered a triple-overtime classic, with the Knights finally pulling away to the 75-63 win and a spot in Friday night's regional championship game Here's how the game unfolded through our live score updates Hoban tops Olmsted Falls 75-63 in three overtimes Kenny Scott scores 18 points and James McCarthy scores 17 points Mason Cerovac scored 30 points for Olmsted Falls before fouling out with 43.7 seconds to go More on Hoban basketball's win: Hoban advances to boys basketball regional final with 'once in a lifetime guy' Sam Greer Hoban leads Olmsted Falls 69-61 with 1:34 remaining in the third overtime after Mason Cerovac made a layup Cerovac has 28 points for the Bulldogs and Ryan Raich has 13 points James McCarthy has 17 points and Kenny Scott is at 16 points Hoban leads Olmsted Falls 69-59 with 1:57 to go in the third overtime two-hand slam dunk and another layup in the third overtime Hoban senior Kenny Scott has made 4 of 4 free throws in the third overtime A third overtime is coming up at Medina High School Owen Timura of Olmsted Falls made a layup in the closing seconds to tie the score Jaiden Beyer attempted a layup that Hoban's Sam Greer blocked before the end of the second overtime Kenny Scott made a 3-pointer with under a minute to go in the second overtime Hoban a 58-57 Scott made 1 of 2 free throws to give Hoban a 59-57 lead Timeout Olmsted Falls with 36.1 second left James McCarthy poked away the ball on Olmsted Falls possession between Scott's 3 and free throw attempts Sam Greer secured the loose ball and then Scott drove to the basket and was fouled Hoban and Olmsted Falls head to second overtime in a OHSAA boys basketball regional semifinalA second overtime is coming up at Medina High School Mason Cerovac made a off-balance layup with just under three seconds remaining in overtime to tie the score at 53-53 Timeout granted to Hoban with 2.3 seconds left Hoban turns over the ball after a length of the court pass Olmsted Falls turns the ball over after a length of the court pass Hoban's Kenny Scott made a free throw to give Hoban a 53-51 lead with 16.2 seconds left Hoban led 52-51 after Ryan Raich of Olmsted Falls made three free throws with 26.6 seconds remaining Prior to that Logan Connelly of Olmsted Falls and James McCarthy of Hoban each made a free throw Sam Greer gives Hoban lead over Olmsted Falls in overtime in a OHSAA boys basketball regional semifinalSam Greer makes two shots in the paint and Hoban leads 51-47 Less than two minutes remaining in overtime Hoban and Olmsted Falls are headed to overtime in a OHSAA boys basketball regional semifinalMason Cerovac of Olmsted Falls missed an off-balance jumper and Hoban's Kamran Ensley grabbed the rebound right before the fourth quarter buzzer sounded Hoban and Olmsted Falls are tied at 47-47 with 46.3 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter The Bulldogs have the ball and called timeout Jaiden Beyer recorded a steal with over a minute left to give Olmsted Falls the ball after a missed 3-point shot and offensive rebound by Hoban The Knights called three timeouts in about a 15-second span with just under two minutes to go Mason Cerovac made a layup near the two-minute mark to tie the score and give him 21 points Hoban leads 47-45 with 2:36 to go in the fourth quarter Logan Connelly made a layup to bring Olmsted Falls even at 45-45 and then Sam Greer made a layup to give Hoban a two-point lead Greer and James McCarthy each have 16 points for Hoban Mason Cerovac is at 19 points for Olmsted Falls Hoban leads 45-43 with a 5-0 run that includes a free throw by Sam Greer and two layups by James McCarthy one at 4:43 off of a pass from Kenny Scott and one that he created at 4:00 Olmsted Falls leads Hoban in fourth quarter of OHSAA boys basketball regional semifinalRyan Raich made a 3-point shot to give Olmsted Falls a 43-40 lead with 6:26 remaining in the third quarter Hoban and Olmsted Falls are tied at 40-40 through three quaters of a OHSAA boys basketball regional semifinal in Medina Mason Cerovac scored twice inside the paint around Hoban's Sam Greer to draw even Ryan Raich made a 3-pointer with 2:00 remaining in the third quarter after Mason Cerovac blocked a shot to trim Hoban's lead to one point Hoban's James McCarthy answered with a 3 with 1:43 on the clock Hoban leads Olmsted Falls 33-27 in third quarter of OHSAA boys basketball regional semifinalHoban leads Olmsted Falls 33-27 with 5:27 to go in the third quarter in Medina Olmsted Falls sophomore Mason Cerovac made a 3-pointer to cut Hoban's lead to 28-23 with 7:08 on the clock and added a layup to trim Hoban's lead to 28-25 with 6:40 on the clock Hoban responded with two free throws by Sam Greer and a 3-pointer by James McCarthy Owen Timura made a basket for Olmsted Falls to trim Hoban's lead to 33-27 Hoban leads Olmsted Falls 28-20 at halftime of OHSAA boys basketball regional semifinalHoban leads Olmsted Falls 28-20 at halftime in Medina Mason Cerovac scored five points in the second quarter as Olmsted Falls outcored Hoban 12-4 in the quarter Cerovac has 10 points for Olmsted Falls and Greer is at 11 points for Hoban Hoban leads Olmsted Falls 28-15 with 4:16 remaining in the second quarter following a 3-pointer by Bulldogs sophomore Mason Cerovac Hoban junior Sam Greer leads all scorers with 11 points Hoban leads Olmsted Falls 24-8 at the end of the first quarter Sam Greer has 11 points for the Knights and Kenny Scott is up to seven points following a floater just ahead of the buzzer John Johnson and Kamran Ensley each have three points for Hoban Hoban jumped out to a 20-4 lead over Olmsted Falls with 2:56 to go in the first quarter Junior Sam Greer scored nine of Hoban's first 20 points Kenny Scott scored five points and John Johnson added three points MEDINA — High school boys basketball fans got their money's worth Tuesday night at Medina High School Clevidence Gymnasium in a triple-overtime classic in a Division III Greer and Cerovac both scored 30 points And it was Greer, who finished strong with eight points in the final overtime to lead Hoban to a 75-63 victory "It was an emotional game," said Greer, a freshman starter on Hoban's Division I state championship team in 2023 "I was getting a little pressed sometimes and getting a little mad we get these runs going and I was getting a little happy "It is a lot of fun coming out here and playing and competing like that Hoban (21-5) will return to Medina on Friday to play Garfield Heights (23-2) in a regional final at 7 p.m "It is incredible because we put so much work into this," Hoban coach T.K. Griffith said we have had a problem with reacting and not responding which you might have saw a little bit of tonight I thought we responded again and again and again tonight and we have been talking about that all year Garfield Heights won Tuesday's nightcap 64-41 over Parma Padua (19-7) Cerovac and Olmsted Falls (19-7) eliminated Tallmadge and St Mary to win a district title and almost conquered another Summit County foe "He was unbelievable," Griffith said of the 6-foot-3 Cerovac "You talk about a gritty high school basketball player We knew on film he was going to give us trouble He really proved his worth to his community Greer praised Cerovac who is also a standout in baseball and football for being "a dog" and "a good matchup." Cerovac scored 20 points after halftime "Each one has a different story," Griffith said of Greer I think he really wants to get to a state final four." Scott made 6 of 6 free throws in the third overtime as Hoban outscored Olmsted Falls 16-4 "James is a CYO kid from Holy Family who loves Hoban basketball," Griffith said. "He was in the practice gym when the state championship team happened and has always waited his turn although he has been a varsity player for two years I have coached for 32 years and I have never had a 6-8 1 sport is football and not even basketball He is showing what kind of a competitor he is out there." who has decided this will be his final season on the court has plenty of opportunities ahead of him with 25 football scholarship offers from Division I colleges He plans to play football as a Hoban senior offensive tackle and enroll at college in January 2026 "This is in essence his senior year," Griffith said We are not even close to the same team without him." Greer said he intends to follow what Hoban linebacker Eli Lee did two months ago when he enrolled at Ohio State and was on the sidelines during the Buckeyes' run to a national championship win over Notre Dame "I want to get back to my football," Greer said Greer received basketball scholarship offers from the University of Akron and Kent State as a freshman He plans to make football visits to Missouri "Sam is a complete matchup nightmare against every team," McCarthy said "It is so special to have a kid like that on our team." Greer scored nine and Scott scored five of Hoban's first 20 points we moved the ball a lot and Sam Greer went off." The Knights led 24-8 at the end of the first quarter but the Bulldogs chipped away and trailed 28-20 at halftime and drew even at 40-40 through three quarters We have to keep our foot on the gas pedal." The score was tied 47-47 at the end of regulation 53-53 at the end of the first overtime and 59-59 at the conclusion of the second overtime senior Ryan Raich (13 points) and junior Logan Connelly (seven points) led Olmsted Falls' comeback "It was a stay-the-course and keep-playing-hard and do-whatever-you-can-to-win mindset," McCarthy said I wasn't really thinking about how tired I was getting until after the game Hoban compiled a 10-0 run to lead 69-59 with 1:57 to go in the third overtime as Greer made a layup a two-hand slam dunk and another layup and Scott made 4 of 4 free throws "James stepped up with big-time layups and 3s [in regulation] and Kenny was dishing out dimes and making shots Michael Beaven can be reached by email at mbeaven@thebeaconjournal.com .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Matt Goul, cleveland.comMEDINA Ohio — Sam Greer scored a career-high 30 points to lead Archbishop Hoban Sophomore Mason Cerovac did the same for Olmsted Falls added nine rebounds and five blocks to his performance Senior point guard Kenny Scott scored 18 points with nine assists Cerovac also pulled down eight rebounds and blocked two shots for the Bulldogs (19-7) as Olmsted Falls rallied from an early 16-point deficit and hear from Greer with Scott and Hoban coach T.K Contact sports reporter Matt Goul on X (@mgoul), Threads (@mgoul) or email (mgoul@cleveland.com) 1/26High school girls basketball regional semifinal: Olmsted Falls vs. Washington, February 25, 2025.st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland.comMEDINA Ohio — After leading by as many as 12 points Olmsted Falls took a comfortable 30-20 lead into halftime of Saturday’s Division II regional semifinal matchup at Medina High School against Massillon Washington Massillon made it close with an 8-0 run to open the third quarter but five straight points from Emma Schaefer and a nine-point fourth quarter from Jesse Simon helped the Bulldogs maintain a six-point cushion until the final buzzer sounded on a 54-48 victory I was just happy with how we responded to mistakes We made plays after we had two or three possessions that weren’t our finest,” Bulldogs head coach Jordan Eaton said I don’t care what the districts look like or the divisions look like Olmsted Falls (20-5) finished the season at No. 8 in the cleveland.com Top 25 rankings After winning the state championship in Division I last season the Bulldogs won the Southwestern Conference for the seventh consecutive time this season They moved down to Division II with the OHSAA’s expansion from four to seven divisions The Bulldogs beat John Marshall and Austintown Fitch to make the regional semifinal They’ll face Green on Saturday in the regional final Massillon (17-7) was a first-round exit in the postseason last year This season the Tigers made the regional semifinal with wins over Valley Forge and Cleveland Heights The Tigers are led by a trio that each averaged at least 14 points per game in Delaney Pierce Pierce and Moore both averaged double-doubles throughout the regular season which hadn’t happened in a long time,” Massillon head coach Joe Pierce said “So we’ve done a lot of things that happened for the first time that I believe is great for the program And that’s what a lot of people need to see to keep sticking behind these girls.” The Bulldogs took an early 6-0 lead with a couple of cutbacks and a pair of free throws from Maddie Cerovac but a transition layup from Pierce kept the it a four-point game The Tigers had several good looks from the perimeter in the first quarter After a 3 from Avery DeLisio with 58 seconds left in the quarter the two sides traded baskets to end the first quarter 16-9 Kynslie Williams made a floater for the Tigers to cut the lead to five at the beginning of the second quarter The Massillon defense switched between a full court zone and a half court 2-1-2 That created some nice open shots for the Bulldogs but Carli Nagy made it 19-11 when she knocked down the first 3 of the quarter after two Olmsted Falls misses Emma Schaefer pushed the advantage to nine with a layup the next time down the floor Moore fed Willliams on a layup to cut the lead to five but Addison Mullen and Schaefer made 3s on the next two possessions to make it 27-16 “When we take smart ones that goes well for us and we just have to work a little bit better on shot selection in moments.” Eaton said “A shot that is open in the first quarter might not be the best shot with two minutes left in the fourth quarter.” Another 3 from Mullen the next time down made it 30-18 and the Bulldogs had a comfortable cushion The Tigers scored again to make it 30-20 at halftime Massillon started the third quarter with eight consecutive points to make it a two-point game and force an Olmsted Falls timeout we’re places that we’ve never been,” Pierce said we’re gonna go out and do what we normally do Let’s see what happens the last 16 minutes.” Emma Schaefer stopped the run with a layup but Hannah Nicola’s 3 made the Olmsted Falls lead 32-31 Schaefer converted a three-point play to push the Bulldog lead to five “We were working hard on just trying to make them take tough twos And we opened up the quarter not doing that,” Eaton said and we I thought we did a good job in help and walling up at times and making it difficult on their two point attempts “But one thing they do really well is offensive rebound.” Eaton continued “So even if they miss that two point attempt because of how well they offensive rebound.” Three free throws from Pierce made it a three-point game midway through the third quarter Neither team scored again until DeLisio’s layup with 15 seconds left made the Bulldogs’ lead 41-36 In the fourth quarter the Tigers had a tough time cutting the lead to less than six Nicola opened the fourth quarter with a pair of free throws but five straight points from Simon gave Olmsted Falls a 46-38 lead and forced a Massillon timeout with 6:55 remaining Pierce made her way to the hoop for a layup out of the time out and traded baskets with Cerovac to keep the difference at six Simon’s layup made it an eight-point game before Nicola’s free throws made it 50-44 The two sides traded baskets once more to make the score 52-46 before a Pierce layup with 1:37 left narrowed the lead down to four The Bulldogs made a deliberate effort control possession and attack the basket as the game inched closer to being over With 32 seconds left the Tigers forced a turnover and had two good scoring opportunities but after a pair of misses they had to foul and hope for some misses Jesse Simon knocked down a pair to make the score 54-48 and Olmsted Falls kept on marching towards a trip to Dayton while Jesse Simon led the way with 14 and DeLisio scored 11 “I think our kids know that there’s gonna be really difficult moments they’re able to let the other other players know Ohio — Toys are always at the top of the wish lists during the holiday season but there are now fewer stores dedicated solely to selling them The retail association that tracks independent toy stores says the number in the U.S is approaching yet another make-or-break holiday shopping season and Minis and is stocked and ready to turn a profit everything takes basically all the money until Black Friday," said Reese It was a social media post from a customer around this time last year that got my attention The post encouraged people to shop at the store as Reese faced a serious decline in sales "My October figures were the same as my January figures really low," Reese said in a 2023 interview The plea worked to get this business across the finish line "I want to be here for the ones who have supported me all these years I would feel I was letting them down," said Reese But Reese knows passion alone won't pay the bills "I'm not seeing people shopping early this year at all," said Reese The small business owner thinks the warmer weather we saw this month created some calendar confusion that may now create some panic among shoppers as they realize there is one less week between Thanksgiving and Christmas "It may be an advantage being a brick-and-mortar store that there isn't much time to get things," said Reese While she waits for additional foot traffic Reese said she is constantly fighting a misconception that her products cost more because she's an independent shop "My prices are exactly the same on most things than online On some things it's even less," said Reese "I am trying to do that because I know everybody's trying to watch their budget." customers Justin Sczepczenski and Jenna Jay hope it is enough to help preserve this nostalgic throwback to days when the only option was shopping in person a lot's been lost over the years," said Sczepczenski Jay said she felt quite nostalgic when she entered the toy store "It just makes me so happy to see everything and touch everything and you can kind of play with it before you like go home too," said Jay Reese doesn't want to see the community lose that opportunity it's a magical place for them," said Reese .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Israel Gole | special to cleveland.comOLMSTED FALLS 9 Amherst to just one score as their defense forced five turnovers in a 35-7 victory in Friday night’s Division II The Bulldogs will advance to the regional quarterfinals to play No 16 North Olmsted in the first round on Friday “Coach Pace and the defensive staff have those guys playing hard,” Olmsted Falls head coach Tom Deluca said I was very proud of our defensive effort.” The defense allowed only 208 yards of offense and garnering multiple sacks and tackles for loss the defense had eight tackles for negative or zero-yard gains Seniors Brendan “Bear” Hearns and Nate Hrabnicky are the defensive captains for the Bulldogs and each of them played extremely well in the game Hrabnicky snagged an interception on the first drive and Hearns was in on multiple tackles for loss and had a couple of crucial shoestring tackles you know his energy and his effort and attitude on the defensive side,” Deluca said Nate is kind of like our quarterback of the defense He makes all the calls and puts us in right positions Couldn’t do it without either one of those guys Hrabnicky and Hearns praised their defense’s effort and coaching throughout the game “We played amazing on defense,” Hrabnicky said “Our defensive line smoking their offensive line opening up the gaps for the middle linebackers just executing every single play and getting it done,” Hearns said it was the Bulldogs’ run game that lit up the scoreboard The team ran for 278 yards and four touchdowns with junior back Owen Singleton leading the way with 144 yards and two scores He also had 89 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown Both defenses came out of the gates on fire forcing a combined four turnovers in the first quarter alone senior defensive lineman Don Johnson deflected Amherst quarterback Cole Norris’ pass which was intercepted by Hrabnicky and returned to the Amherst 11-yard line forcing a fumble by Olmsted Falls quarterback Jimmy Rosol that resulted in a touchback Each team’s next drive resulted in a turnover on downs with great defensive plays made on both sides pinned the Bulldogs deep at their own 1-yard line the Bulldogs drove the length of the field on a nine-play 99-yard scoring drive capped off with a 22-yard touchdown pass from Rosol to Singleton with 7:02 left in the second quarter Rosol and Singleton both also had 18-yard runs to keep the Bulldogs’ drive alive the Bulldogs got the ball back at their own 32 and drove 68 yards for their second touchdown of the game on a 1-yard rush by Rosol putting them up 14-0 with 2:49 left in the half The Comets got the ball back and drove the ball into Bulldogs territory on three consecutive passes from Norris to junior receiver Peyton Leibacher the Comets could not advance it any further on four attempts A shoestring tackle-for-loss by Hearns on first down and a batted down pass by senior Mason Cerovac on fourth down resulted in a turnover-on-downs to end the half The Bulldogs’ run game was hard for the Comets to stop in the first half as the backfield amassed 131 rushing yards on 21 attempts the star of the first half was the Bulldogs defense which allowed zero points while forcing three turnovers The beginning of the second half was a turnaround for the Comets as senior defensive back Tyler Denn was able to pick off Rosol on the Bulldogs’ opening drive to set Amherst up with good field position at midfield Norris then drove the Comets downfield with a 27-yard strike to senior wideout Tristyn Young Bires then punched it in from the 1-yard line bouncing off of two defenders and reaching for the goal-line to put the Comets on the board for the first time handing it off to a back who then threw it downfield The pass didn’t go the distance and was intercepted by junior Charlie Krupka in Comets territory The Bulldogs took full advantage of the Amherst error scoring on a shifty 18-yard run by junior Logan Connelly This put the Bulldogs up 21-7 heading into the fourth quarter the Bulldogs got the ball on their own 13-yard line Rosol connected with Singleton on a 67-yard pass setting them up for a 14-yard rushing touchdown by Singleton on the next play putting the Bulldogs up 28-7 with 8:14 left to play The Bulldogs’ defense forced another three-and-out on the following drive after a huge QB hit by Don Johnson forced a wobbly incomplete pass by Norris Don Johnson finished the game with multiple sacks and tackles-for-loss and was a key contributor on the Bulldogs staunch defense Olmsted Falls got the ball back on its own 42 and scored quickly on three runs by Singleton of 42 this was the Comets’ first playoff game in 16 years (outside of the irregular 2020 season) Deluca said he felt it was a four-quarter game and that the Comets played hard the entire time “I got to give them a lot of credit,” Deluca said “I feel they’re going to be a tough team here in the next few years.” Heading into an away game at Avon next week Hrabnicky said he’s going to tell his defense to keep it up and do the same thing “Gotta keep on rolling and proving every day,” Hrabnicky said regional semis12 PHOTOSMassillon’s Hannah Nicola shoots a three pointer in the second half at Medina High School against Olmstead Falls Tuesday